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NBC News reports that an Afghan migrant on the U.S. terrorist watchlist was released into the U.S. after illegal entry twice.

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Man on terror watchlist remains in U.S. after being released by Border Patrol

An Afghan migrant on the terror watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after being apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents in 2023, U.S. officials tell NBC News. The Afghan national was arrested last month and then released again by an immigration judge who was not told he was a national security threat.

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